Lubricator



Nov. 1931?.A

F. H. GLEASON LUBRICATOR IN VEN TOR.

Nov. 1, 1932. F. H. GLr-:AsoN

LUBRIGATOR Filed Sept. 28 192 e 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Cir Patented Nov. 1, 1932 Vv*urto stares FREEERICK IMI. GLEAON, GF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BJTEN PRODUCTS COR- PORATON, OF AUBURN, NEV YORK, A CORPORATION GF NEW' YORK LUBRICATOR Appieaton filed September 28,1926. y Serial No. 138,234.

rlhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lubricators. rlhe invention relates to improvements made on a control device for which a patent was issuer.

to J. D. Fitzgerald, No. i-58,450, August 25,

1891. The improvements relate to a more etlicient disposition and form of parts which permit cheap commercial manufacture, and the addition of means for insuring positive complete loading of the device with oil at each operation, and of preventing any gravity oil leaks through the device.

rlhe invention relates to devices or controls which are adapted to be connected to bearings requiring lubrication, the devices being connected to each other, and to a source of oil supply by means ot tubes, the source ot oil supply having means for applying and relieving pressure to the oil in the connecting tubes. n

Figure l is an elevation of a portion of an apparatus illustrative of this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through a control device provided with an elbow connection for the supply tube.

Figure 8 is a sectional view ot a control device provided with a T-tubing connection for attachment to the supply tube and to additional control devices.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 8 with portions of the control device in the position which they assume after delivery of a measured volume of oil has been effected.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5, Figure e.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a structure omitting the outlet control valve.

Figure 7 is a section on line 7-7, Figure l.

Figure 8 is a section through a different form of pump. f

rhe apparatus of this invention, as illustrated in Figs. l to 6 comprises a cylindrical body 1- provided with a threaded portion -28- for attachment in an oil-tight relation' with the elbow tubing fitting -6 or thel T-tubing fitting -7-.

rthe lower portion or' the body -lis internally reduced in diameter to form a shoulder ,-fl having a rounded edge -22-, a cylindrical chamber 5-5 being formed within the portion of reduced diameter. The

chamber is closed at its bottom except for an outlet opening Q5- and the lower side of the bottom wall is preferably formed with an annularA or ring projection -17- adapted to form a check valve seat.

As illustrated, the check valve assembly comprises a disk -l8- of material such as leather adapted to contact with the annular projection -land a circular disk 19- ot metal backing up the leather disk. A spring -20- maintains the leather disk 18- in contact with the valve seat 17- through pressure on the disk -19-, which disk is preferably provided with a portion of reduced diameter which the spring surrounds and by means of which the spring is held in a concentric position in the check valve space. The opposite end of the spring may be held in the check valve space of the body -1- in any suitable manner, as by turning in a collar 3G- trom the metal of the cylinder body --1-.

An assembled piston structure -11- is provided with an enlarged portion at its upper end which support-s a leather cup washer -l'2- which is attached to the piston llby a threaded nut 13-. The nut -13- is provided with a screw driver slot -27- for assembly purposes and Valso to provide an oil passage leading from the tubing fitting (3- or -7- to the space within the body 1- above the cup-washer -12- when the piston is maintained at the top of the cylinder.

rl'he piston assembly has an intermediate reduced portion Q8-and is provided with an enlarged head -26- at its lower end. This enlarged head -2G-. is provided with rounded corners at its lower and upper end adapted to operate through the leather washer 1G- The leather washer -16- is held in place upon the shoulder -40- in the body -1- by a metal washer -15- and the edge #-21- of this metal washer is rounded in a manner to incline in the direction opposite to the inclination of the rounded edge -22- on shoulder -40- to thereby allow the leather washer -16 to assume the position shown in Figure 2, when the control device is in position to deliver a measured volume ofoil and to cil allow the leather washer -16- to assume the position shown in Figure 4 after the centrol has delivered a measured volume of oil. A spring 14- normally maintains the piston assembly -11- at the top of the cylindrical body -land also maintains the metal washer .-15- against the leather washer -16, thereby holding the latter in position. n

The piston assembly is provided with a portion of reduced diameter which the upper end of the spring surrounds se as to maintain the spring concentric in the cylindrical body.

The cylindrical body -1- is further provided with grooved ports or oil passages 2- herein illustrated as six (6) in number, and which extends from the space above the leather cup washer .-12- to the space below the leather cup washer when the piston assembly llis at the top o the cyiinder. These ports constitute bypasses around the leather cup washer. In Figure 4 there is illustrated a metal Washer -94- which is adapted to be placed below the head 2G-- ot the piston assembly -.11- in the chamber `5 of the cylindri- Caibody to limit or shorten the stroke of the piston assembly -lland thereby cut down the amount of oil delivered by a control device at each operation of the system.

One or more of these washers can be assembled in the control to permit the supply of yany pre-determined required volume of oil at each operation of the control, the more washers installed the smaller the volume of oil delivered.

A tubing connection in the form of an elbow, as shown in Figures and 6, or in the form of a through or T-connection, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, can be provided and which has attaching means for one or more cylinder bodies -lwith their assembled parts to provide a header construction having as many Outlets as are required.

The oil tubes -8- are attached to the tubing connections by means of tapered sleeves construction.

The control devices are actuated by pressure of lubricant in the tubes -8- and the means for supplying oil under pressure to the tubes -8- may be a hand-operated pump oi ordinary construction, a pump operated by spring pressure such as that disclosed in my co-pending application Serial N o. 498,- 740 which has become patent No. 1,629,453 issued May 17, i927 and illustrated in Figures 1 and 7 hereof, or it may be a pump operated by power taken from a moving shaft or part of the machine which is lubricated, such a power-operated pump of any known construction o ating all of the controls connected in tie system at time intervals controlled by the speed of the machine.

The pump shown in Figures l and 7 comprises in general a reservoir 413-3 a cylinder -44- at the lower end of the reservoir and having a portion projecting upwardly into the reservoir and provided with ports -45- permitting the How of oil from the reservoir to the'cylinder. Piston 4G- is arranged in the cylinder and is normally held at the limit of its upward movement by spring -47-, a second spring -48- being confined between the upper end of the piston -46- and the lower end of a pistonactuating member -49-, in this instance in the form` of a cylinder. The outlet from the ump is provided with a spring closed chec valve -50- and a screen '51- preferably surrounding the opening.

It will be obvious that with this structure the ejection of oil into the tubes -8- is eifected wholly by the application of spring pressure. l'Vhen the cylinder -4J- is moved downwardly its movement is transferred to piston -46- through the medium of spring -48-, which spring as compressed overcomes the tension of spring -47- and the piston -46- moves downwardly in the cylinder to eject the lubricant therefrom, and tiis movement of piston 46- continues until a balance is reached between the spring pressures upon opposite sides of the piston, the head 5Q on rod -53- connected to piston 46- acting to shift the pawl -54- rearwardly to releasethe actuating member -49- and permit its return to the position shown in Figure 7.

In Figure 8 a different form of pump is shown comprising a cylinder containing a piston assembly 56- which includes two oppositely facing cup-leathers, the pist0n rod extending outwardly through the end cap --57 and being provided with an operating handle -58, the spring -59- being positioned between the piston assembly and the end cap -57- and surrounding the piston rod -60. A fitting 6lis secured to the end head 62 of cylinder -55- and'is provided with oppositely acting cheek valves 63- and -6'4-, the inlet tube -65- and the outlet tube -8- being secured to the fitting in any suitable way.

When the piston assembly is moved rearwardly by the action of handle 58- compressing spring -59, lubricant is drawn from the source lof supply such as a tank, through tube -65-, fitting 6lhead b2- into the cylinder, and thereafter the spring -59- will move the piston assembly forwardly, ejecting the oil or lubricant from the cylinder past valve G4- thus producing the required pressure of lubricant in the system to operate the controls.

The operation of the structure may be generally described as follows:

When the oil pressure is raised in tube 8, the oilunder pressure passes into the control device through the slot 27 around the leather CII cup washer 12 through the ports or oil passages 2. The piston assembly l1 is supported at the top of the cylinder by the spring 14. The leather washer 16 is positioned, as shown in Figure 2. The increase ot' oil pressure in the control device causes the leather washer 16 to be pressed tightly against the enlarged portion 26 ot the piston assembly. The oil pressure acting on the upper portion of the cup washer and on the upper annular portion of the head 26 exerts a Jforce tending to move the assembly toward the outlet while pressure exerted on the exposed portion atv the underside ot the cup washer 26 tends to resist such movement. The effective moving force is, ther-etere, equal to the pressure per square inch times an area equal to the area of the head 2S'. Continued movement or" the assembly -11- allows the leather cup washer -12- to descend until the lower end oit ports or oil passages -2- are sealed by the cup-washer -l2-, the oil trapped in cylinder space -3- between the cup-washer 12H and leather washer 16 locks or prevents any further downward movement of piston assembly l1, the continued rise in pressure applied through tube -S now acts on the complete area of the leather cup-washer -12- and through same on the trapped volume of oil between the lower part of cup- -Washer -12 and leather washer -16, leaher washer -16- then reverses to the position shown in Figure l allowing piston assembly 11 to descend, forcing a volume ot' oil equal to the dilerence in area between the larger-diameter of piston assembly 11 (at 12), and the smaller diameter of piston assembly m-11- (at -26-) imes the stroke length through the reduced diameter of cylinder space oil passage 25-, opening check valve assembly lS-19-2O and to he bearing, the lower end of piston assembly 1l bottoming at the bottom of space 5- of cylinder body -1-- preventing any further travel of the piston, and thus controlling the volume that is delivered at each operation by limiting` the stroke of assembly 11.

At the same time that the leather washer -1(3- is reversing, the reduced diameter 28% ot piston assembly 11 passes the leather washer -16, providing an oil passage from space -3- in cylinder body 1- to Jthe passage leading into the check valve assembly. Continued pressure of oil on the control only causes the leather cup washer to more tightly seal against the wall ot the cylinder space -3- in cylinder body -l-.

lJVhen the oil pressure is relieved in tube -8-, the check valve assembly -18-, -19, -20- having closed after the delivery of oil from the piston space, piston assembly -11- is returned to its top position by spring -11l, a vacuum being formed in spaces -5- and -3- of cylinder body -11-,this vacuum is satislied by oil passing through oil ports or passages -2- from the tube 8* completely filling the space -5 kabove check valve assembly and space n3 above leather washer -16- ready for an-v double checlr against gravity leaks of oil, f

namely the outlet check valve and the action of the leather washer -16- above described.

Altho I have shown and described specific structures as illustrative of perhaps preferred embodiments of this invention, l do not desire to restrict myself to the details of the structure or the parts thereof, as various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the'appended claims.

I claim:

l. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving volume or" lubricant, a member movable in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and flexible means reversible to two positions upon opposite sides of a normal plane for preventing the outflow ot' lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its tlow therefrom in another position.

2. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a member movable in the chamber under pressure ot lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and an annular member in said chamber having its inner edge shiftable to two positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position, and permitting its flow therefrom in another position.

3. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume ot' lubricant, a piston assembly movable in the chamber under pressure of' lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and an annular member in said chamber having its inner edge shiftable to two positions Jfor preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, said piston assembly including a portion movable through the opening in the annular member and acting to shift the inner edge of said member to the position where it prevents the flow of lubricant from the chamber.

l. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume ot lubricant, a. member movable Yflexible means reversible to two upon opposite sides of a normal p ane for preventing the out-flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permittin its flow therefrom in another position, an spring-actuated'means for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system. Y

'5. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a member' movable in the chamber under' pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, an anniilai' member in said chamber having its inner edge shiftable to two positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position, and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, and spring-actuated means` for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system.

6. A lubricating system inc riding a control device comprising a. chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a piston assembly movable in the chamber under pressure ol`.- lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and an annular' member in said chamber having its inner edge shiftable to two positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, said piston assembly including a portion movable through the opening in the annular member and acting to shift the inner edge of said member to the position where it )revents the flow of lubricant from the chamber, and spririg-actuated means for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system.

7. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber' for i'eceiving a volume of lubricant, a piston assembly movable in the chamber' and including a cup Washer adjacent the inlet end of the chamber and of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the chamber, an elongated reduced oition extending toward the outlet from t e chamber and terminating in an enlarged head, and an annular flexible niember in said chamber having its inner edge movable to two oppositely inclined positions, said enlarged head adapted to move through said opening to assist the annular flexible member in controlling the flow of lubricant from the chamber.

8. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber f or receivingr a volume of lubricant, a piston assembly movable in the chambei' and including a cup washer adjacent the inlet end of the chamber and of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the chamber, an elongated reduced portion extending toward the outlet from the chamber and ieiininating in an enlarged head, :in annular flexible member in said chamber having its inner edge movable to two oppositely inclined positions, said enlarged head adapted to move through said opening to assist the annular flexible memi'er in controlling Ythe flow of lubricant from thc chamber, and having a portion adapted to move the inner edge of the flexible member' to its upwardly inclined position.

9. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a body having portions of different diameters separated by a. shoulder, said shoulder having a beveled cor'ner, a flexible annular member seated on the shoulder', a washer seated on the flexible member and having its inner edge beveled in a direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inriei' edge of the flexible member' to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, and a piston assembly movable in the body and having a portion movable through the opening in the flexible member.

l0. A lubricating i-iysteiii including a control device comprising a body having portions of different diameters separated by a. shoulder, said shoulder' having a beveled coi'- nei', aV flexible annular member seated on the shoulder', a washer' seated on the flexible member and having its inner edge beveled in a direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner' edge of the flexible member to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, a piston assembly movable in the body and having a portion at the inlet end of the body of a diameter substantially equal to the interior diameter ot the body, an elongated intermediate por'- tion of reduced diameter' projecting towai'd the outlet from the body, and terminating in. an enlarged head movable through the opening iii said flexible member'.

1l. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a body having por'- tions of different diameters separated by a shoulder', said shoulder' having a beveled cor'- ner, a flexible annular' member seated on the shoulder', a 'usher seated on the flexible member and having its limer' edge beveled iii a. direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner' edge of the flexible member to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, a piston assembly movable in the body and having a portion at the inlet end of the body of a diameter substantially equal to the intei'ioi' diameter' of the body, an elongated intermediate portion of reduced diameterl projecting toward the outlet from the body and terminating in an enlarged head movable through the opening in said flexible member', said enlarged head having a beveled portion adapted to actuate the inner edge of said flexible member'.

12. A lubricating system including a control device coinprising a body having poi'- tions of different diameters separated by a shoulder, said shoulder having a beveled corner, a flexible annular member seated on the shoulder, a Washer seated on the flexible member` and having its inner edge beveled in a. direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner edge of the flexible member to be shifted to tivo oppositely inclined positions, a. piston assen bly movable in the body and having` a portion movable through the opcnin in the ilexiblo member, and a spring interposed between the Washer and a portion of the piston-assembly.

13. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a member movabl in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, ilexible means sniftable to tivo positions for preventing the Youttloiv of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, and a check valve preventing the fioiv of lubricant through the control device except under pressure of lubricant in said device.

le. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a member movable in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to eizpel lubricant therefrom, an annular member insal chamber having its inner edge shiftable to tivo positions for preventing the floiv of lubricant from the chamber in one positionl and permitting its tloiv therefrom in anotiier posiion, and a check valve preventing the flou'v of lubricant through the control de ce el Jept under pressure of lubricant in said dev'ice.

l5. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receling a volume of lubricant, piston assembly movable in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and an annular member in said chamber having its inner edge shit-table to two positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, said piston assembly including a portion movable through the opening in the annular member and act'ng to shift the inner edge of said member to the position ,vherc prevents the flor.T of lubricant from the chamber, and a checlr valve preventing the flow of lubricant through the control device except under pressure of lubricant in said device.

16. fr lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a member movable in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in tl e system to expel lubricant therefrom, flexible mea-ns shiftable to tivo positions for preventimr the outflow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another' position, spring-actuated means for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system, and a check valve preventing the tlow of lubricant through the control device except under pressure of lubricant in said device.

17. fr lubricating system including a control device comprising a chamber for receivng a volume or lubricant, amember movable in the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to err-:pel lubricant therefrom, an annular member in said chamber having its inner edge shift-able to tivo positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom in another position, springactuated moans for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system, and a checl; valve preventing the flow of lubricant through the control device except under pressure of lubricant in said device.

'18. lubricatingl system including a control device comprising aV chamber for receiving a Vol1-'me of lubricant, a piston assembly movable m the chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, and an annular member in said chamber having its inner edge shiftable to two positions for preventing the flow of lubricant from the chamber in one postion and LL: e

permitting piston assembly including a pormovable through the opening in the annular memberand acting to shift the inner edge said member to the position Where prevents the tloiv of lubricant from the chamber, spring-actuated means for exerting pressure upon the lubricant in the system, and a check valve preventing the non7 of lubricant through *ne control device except under pressre of lubricant in said device.

i9. A lubricating system including a control d ice comprising a chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant, a piston assembly movable in the chamber and including a cup Washer adjacent inlet end of the chamber and of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the chamber, an elongated reduced portionertending toward the outlet from the chamber and terminating in an erlarged head, an annular flexible member in ysaid chamber having its inner edge movable to two oppositely inclined positions, said enlarged head adapted to move through said its tloiv therefrom in another poo' to assist the annular flexible member f HHH lll l the diameter ol" the chamber, an elongated reduced portion extending toward the outlet from the chamber andterminating in'au enlar fed head, an annular flexible member in sai( chamber having its inner edge movable to two Yoppositely inclined positions, said enlargedhead adapted Yto movethrough said opening to assist the annular flexiblefmcm ber in controlling the flow of lubricant from the chamber and having a portion adapted to move the inner edge of the flexible member to its'nupwardly inclined position, and a check valve preventing the flow Yof lubricant thro'uv the control device except under pressure o lubricant in said device. Y

21. A lubricating system including acontrol device comprising a'body having portions of different diameters separated by a shoulder, said shoulder having a beveled corner, a flexible annular member seated on the shoulder, a washer seated on the flexible meinber and having its inner edge beveled in a direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner edge of the flexible member'to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, a piston: assembly movable in the body and having a portion movable through the opening in the flexible member, and a check valven preventing the flow of lubricant through the contrl device except underpressure of lubricant in said device. n

A lubricating system including a control device comprising` a body having p0r-l tions of different diameters separated by a shoulder, said shoulderhaving a. beveled corlier, a flexible annular men'zber seated on the shoulder, a washer seated on the flexible member and having its inner edge beveled in a direction opposite to the bevclof the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner edge of the flexible member to be shifted to two oppostely inclined positions, a piston assembly movable in the body and having apox'- tioii at theinlet end of the body of a diameter substantially equal to the interior diameter of the body, an elongated intermediate portion of reduced diameter projecting toward the outlet from the body and terminating in an enlarged head movable through the opening in said flexible member, and a check valve preventing the flow of lubricant through the control devi'e except under pressure of lubricant in said devicef Y 23. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a body having portions of different diameters'separated by a shoulder, said shoulder having a beveled corner, awflexibleannular member seated on the shoulder, a washer seated on the flexible member and having its inner edge beveled in a direction opposite to the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner edge of the flexible member to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, a piston assembly movable in the body and having a portion at the inlet end'fof the body of a diameter substantially equal to the interior diameter of the body, an enlongated intermediate portion of reduced diameter projecting toward the outlet fro-in the body and terminating in an enlarged headmovable through the opening in said flexible member, said enlarged head having a beveled portion adapted to actuate the inner edge of said flexible mem-Y ber, and a check valve preventing the flow of lubricant through the controldevicerexcept under pressure of lubricant insaid device.

Q4. A lubricating system including a control device comprising a bodyV having portions of different diameters separated by a shoulder,said shoulder having a beveled corner, a flexible annular member seated on the slipulder, a washer seated on the flexible membei' and having its inner-'edge beveledin a direction oppositegto the bevel on the shoulder, thereby permitting the inner edge of the flexible member to be shifted to two oppositely inclined positions, 'a piston assembly movable in the body andhavingra portion movable through the opening in the flexible member, a spring interposed between the washer anda portion of the piston assembly, and a check valve preventing the flow of lubricant through the control device except under pressure of lubricant in said device.

25. A lubricating @system including a control device comprisng a tubular chamber for receiving a volume of lubricant; a piston movable in said chamber under pressure of lubricant in the system to expel lubricant therefrom, means including a transverse slot in the piston and a port in the wall of the tubular chamber to permit lubricant to by pass therpiston, and flexible means reversible to positions upon opposite sides of a normal plane for preventing the outflow of lubricant from the chamber in one position and permitting its flow therefrom inanotherY position, and means connected with the piston and movable through the opening in said washer. Y

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Y16th day of SeptemberLlQQ.

YFREDERICK H. GLEASON. 

